“Ready to run” and “racing” don’t usually go hand in hand
if you’re talking legit track action with transponders and lap
counting for three qualifiers and an A-main on Sunday. But if
you’re interested in RC’s hottest off-road racing class—2WD
buggies—good news: There are two RTRs in particular that bring
considerable racing cred to their fun-run mission, and they can
easily transition to competition when you’re ready to take the
plunge. Those models are the Kyosho Ultima RB6 and Team
Associated B4.2 RS, both based on highly successful, track-proven models from their respective brands. The RTR models
aren’t as well appointed as the full-race kit versions when it
comes to premium touches, but the essential design features
and geometries all transfer. Those are the details that separate
mere fun-mobiles from cars that can really go to work on a
racetrack, and they put the RB6 and B4.2 RTRs on top as comp-worthy RTRs. Both arrive with sensorless brushless power to get
you rolling and are fun play machines. But for this Head “ 2” Head,
we want to see which machine comes out on top as the best
entry-level racer.

AWhich competition-bred RTR 2WDbuggy is the most ready to race? BY THERC CAR ACTION TEAM